cross-dressernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkrɒsˈdres.ər/us/ˌkrɑːsˈdres.ɚ/a person who sometimes wears clothes usually associated with the opposite sex, as a form of self-expression; usually a heterosexual (= not gay) man who sometimes wears women's clothes, make-up, jewellery, etc.